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Martinus Rail's lawyers can't get an boost in their fees despite winning a fight against grain supply chain Co-Operative Bulk Handling over a $23 million payment claim for the construction of a rail siding.
A judge has rejected Apple's bid for $1 million in security for costs for a patent-holding company's appeal in its failed IP case over the tech company's Touch ID and Face ID technology.
The Parramatta Eels has flagged the possibility of joining the Melbourne Storm to its case against wantaway player Zac Lomax, saying the rival club may need to answer claims it entered into discussions “in bad faith”.
Mercedes-Benz has hit back at a class action over alleged emissions cheating, denying its cars were fitted with defeat devices and arguing any engine features found to act as such devices were needed for safety.
A funder that unsuccessfully sued the plaintiffs to recover funds advanced for a lawsuit against Transport for NSW over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex highway project has lodged an appeal.
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A First Nations elder has defeated a developer's appeal against a local council's decision to reject plans for a $30 million housing estate in Lismore, with a court agreeing the development would adversely impact Aboriginal cultural heritage.
The law firm running a class action against Origin Energy has argued the case is “financially unviable” if it is stuck with a 30 per cent contingency fee ordered by the court, in the first-ever application to vary a group costs order.
A hearing on the relief Fortnite maker Epic Games is entitled to in its successful competition case against Google and Apple could be affected by a hearing on a worldwide settlement reached by Google, a judge has said.
A Canberra solicitor has won his challenge to disciplinary action over a settlement that included a $3.5 million benefit for his law firm in return for mothballing a potential overcharging class action against another firm.
Senior barrister Walter Sofronoff is pressing on with his fight against the ACT Integrity Commission's findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct in his inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's criminal prosecution for rape.